"Worry gives a small thing a big shadow" - Swedish Proverb The Anxiety Guru Show: Episode 4 Show Notes 1. A common symptom of anxiety disorder and PTSD is having disturbing thoughts. a. It includes thoughts of harming yourself or others. b. It includes dreaming of or envisioning violent or sexual themes in thought and dream. c. Feeling of going crazy. d. Fear that your going to die. e. Racing thoughts. f. All very frightening but none of your thoughts will ever hurt you. 2. Disturbing thoughts are a result of a tired
Hot and Bothered: Anxiety and Irritability
Lately the temperature has been increasing and my temper has been headed in the same direction. Whether it's an anxiety disorder or PTSD, irritability is a very common symptom of people under stress for long periods of time. Sometimes this irritation is such a part of how you feel that everything bugs the hell out of you. It could be your girlfriend, boyfriend, spouse or even your dog that just drives you up the wall. Clearly all people become irritated from time to time, but irritability related to anxiety disorder can be intense. I have
Belly Fire: Anxiety and Heartburn
If you have dealt with anxiety symptoms for any amount of time you may have battled with heartburn. This is annoying and disruptive but not specific to you since heartburn is very common among people that suffer from anxiety disorders. Although some say that stress and anxiety have not been directly linked to heartburn, let me just say that those folks are wrong. I have read opposing positions that point out that when the body goes into fight or flight the ensuing flood of adrenaline causes blood to leave the stomach and this causes the muscles
Dish Nerves: Anxiety and Everyday Tasks
So tonight I was washing the dishes and I felt a slight panic come over me. It started with my heart rate increasing and the feeling that I could not breathe very well. I continued to wash the dishes knowing full well that I was in the first stages of a minor panic attack. I allowed it to continue and kept washing the dishes. At this point I am not feeling good, but I kept on and began my breathing excercise. Slowly breathing through my nose and out my mouth, repeat. I told myself that today was a hard Monday, I am tired and stressed, there is
What is PTSD?
PTSD is an acronym for Post -Traumatic Stress Disorder. If you are reading this post then you probably already know this, but clarification is always good. The name of this mental condition pretty much says it all - it is acute stress after something terrible has occurred and causes the sufferer to relive or maladjust to the terrible event. In other words, something really jacked up happened and you can't get over it. But it's more than that, it causes symptoms that range from frightening thoughts and nightmares to feeling emotionally numb
Headbanger: Anxiety and Headaches
One of the the symptoms that you are bound to develop if you have an anxiety disorder are headaches. The headaches themselves are as varied as all the other symptoms. In other words, you can have different types of headaches of varying severity and frequency. The most common is called a tension headache. This kind of headache typically makes you feel like you have a metal band around your head. The pain is mild to moderate and it bugs you because it feels like something is touching your head from the outside. These can occur frequently and
The Anxiety Guru Show: Public Limits
Social Anxiety Disorder: Show Notes 1. Social anxiety disorder is characterized by anxiety and uneasiness when in public places. a. Some people become afraid in different situations, such as when eating, public speaking - others are anxious when in any public setting. b. This is hard to deal with especially because people are very social creatures. 2. Symptoms that may arise: a. A fear of being watched by others or judged. b. Fear of public embarrassment. c. Sweating, trembling, nausea, lump in the throat, weak legs,
Public Limits: Social Anxiety Disorder
Being that I have general anxiety disorder (GAD) my symptoms and sensations are like a buffet of anxiety. A little social phobia, a dash of panic disorder and sometimes I dabble in OCD but only lightly. Some people however struggle with social anxiety disorder and it cripples them, well socially. This of course can be horrible because as you all know our species is especially social. Whether people admit it or not, people need other people. Sometime in eons past our ancestors decided that the best way to survive a sometimes hostile and
Vets Sue VA Over Mental Health Care
A few days I ago I wrote a post touting the efforts of the Department of Defense for trying to bolster their efforts aimed at raising PTSD awareness among servicemen. A few days after reading that story I came across another story aired by the NPR show All Things Considered that basically took all the air out of that feel good balloon. According to the report, which was aired March 3, 2008, a group representing the vets called the Disability Rights Advocates is suing The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) over the poor quality and outright
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